The Mercer County Vocational School District is a countywide vocational public school district based in Trenton, serving the high school-aged population of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The district's programs are offered on a shared-time basis, whereby a student is enrolled in his/her home school for academic and other educational activities and then attends a technical school on a half-day basis.
As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's three schools had an enrollment of 155 students and 31.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentâ€"teacher ratio of 4.97:1.
Awards and recognition
For the 2005-06 school year, the district was recognized with the "Best Practices Award" by the New Jersey Department of Education for its "Culinary Arts Community Outreach" Career Education program at the Sypek Center Vocational School.
Schools
Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are:
- Assunpink Center in Trenton (grades 9-12; 108 students)
- Arthur R. Sypek Center in Pennington (10-12; 47)
- Health Careers Center in Hamilton Township
Administration
Core members of the district's administration are:
- Dr. Kimberly J. Schneider, Superintendent
- Tanya Dawson, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
References
External links
- Mercer County Technical Schools
- Mercer County Technical Schools's 2012â€"13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Mercer County Technical Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
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